Corton Denham
| Corton Denham | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Corton Denham Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST635225 |
| Location: | 51°0’3"N, 2°31’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 189 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Sherborne |
| Postcode: | DT9 |
| Dialling code: | 01963 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Somerset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Yeovil |
Corton Denham is a village and parish in southern Somerset, situated seven miles north-east of Yeovil. The village has a population of 189.[1] The ancient parish forms part of the hundred of Horethorne and extends to the border with Dorset.[2]
History
The village was named Corfetone in the Domesday Book of 1086, coming from the Old English meaning the settlement in a cutting. The second part of the name comes from the Dynham (later Dynham) family who held the manor from the 12th century until 1509.[3]
In the 19th century an iron waterwheel was installed at Whitcombe Farmhouse.[4]
Religious sites
The parish Church of St Andrew was rebuilt 1869-1870 to a design of Charles Barker-Green for the Rev W.B Portman and the patron Lord Portman of Orchard Portman.[5]
Notable residents
Former Blue Peter presenter Valerie Singleton lives in the village.[6]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Corton Denham) |
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimbourne: Dovecote Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ↑ "Waterwheel, 25 metres North of Whitcombe Farmhouse". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=261802. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ↑ "Church of St Andrew". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=261789. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ↑ "Valerie Singleton: Help us raise £1.25m to build new Sherborne arts centre". Blackmore Vale Magazine. Local World. 8 March 2012. http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Valerie-Singleton-Help-raise-1-25m-build-new/story-15433007-detail/story.html. Retrieved 20 September 2015.